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Converting Sarpedon's psychic hood

This is what his psychic hood looks like. Very unique, lots of character and definitely worth trying to replicate for the model.

The first step was trying to get the "backbone" of the hood built. Everything would be added to that afterwards. I did a quick mockup with paper to get the right shape and then built it out of plasticard (actually a gararge sale sign from my local hardware store). The icon was cut in half to reproduce the little wings on the sides of the hood. Greenstuff and a few thin wires finished out the bits.

I did have to trim a little off the back of his head to make sure it fit properly inside the collar.

And here's the finished torso. I added the chalice to the center of his breastplate and made attachment points for the cables on his chest.

Other than that, this was a big win for me and boosting my confidence. I've been wanting to "do" a psychic hood for the longest time now and having something this detailed really pushed me to sculpt and model as best I could.

Thanks guys, this one's taught me tons about modeling the smaller details on a model. I've actually started another model similar to this one with another psychic hood, so I'm getting plenty of practice these days.

Kevin: I'll readily admit, I get most of my ideas from you guys and what you're doing on your blogs.

Let's start this one off with there are lots of ways to do it... this is how I go about it. It's maybe a little more work than the ...

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